Marion, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marion, IL Summary

Crime in Marion research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Marion over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Marion:

  • There were 338 total crimes committed in Marion the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,925.8 total crimes per 100K people in Marion.
  • The overall crime rate in Marion is -17.14% below the national average.
  • Marion ranks #490 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Marion ranks #6,380 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Marion Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marion is 1,925.8 per 100,000 people. That's -17.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.00% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marion
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 338 1,925.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.7 9.1 6.3
Robbery 13 74.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 626.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 136 774.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 122 695.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 80 455.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 202 1,150.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Marion Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Marion

136
Violent Crimes
774.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
109.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 136 violent crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marion is 774.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 109.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 81.93% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marion

202
Property Crimes
1,150.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 202 property crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marion is 1,150.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.11% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Jackson, MO 15,561 168 1,079.6 963.9 115.7
Mount Vernon, IL 14,670 336 2,290.4 1,124.7 1,165.6
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Pinckneyville, IL 5,343 12 224.6 131.0 93.6
Johnston, SC 2,081 50 2,402.7 2,162.4 240.3
Energy, IL 1,105 2 181.0 90.5 90.5

Marion SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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